The Elko County Commission on Wednesday approved Sheriff Jim
Pitts' proposal to charge inmates $6 a day for meals, $10 for each
doctor visit and $5 for initial booking into the jail, a move he says will
save county taxpayers millions of dollars a year.

When William Estell entered the courtroom to be sentenced after
pleading guilty to sexually assaulting young boys, the small group
there to support him saw one more victim — Estell, himself. Estell
received a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

A bill that would alter the way school grades are calculated advanced out of a House committee Friday. Several changes have been proposed to the school grading law, including exemptions for alternative high schools and students with disabilities.